The new measure is an attempt to put a stop to overstaffing in the LGAs. Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has signed an executive order that will limit the number of personnel in all 23 local government areas of the state to just 7000.In a press statement released by the state government on Monday, November 27, 2017, the governor said the new measure is an attempt to put a stop to overstaffing in the LGAs.He also revealed that the number will exclude teachers under the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)and primary health centre staff who have been moved to the State Primary Health Care Development Agency.The governor said, “Part of the reason why many local governments are broke is that they are overstaffed. The administrative department of Zaria local government has 300 staff. For what? “This overstaffing is why many of the local government councils cannot pay salaries without the support of the state government.
